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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 2

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 82▼ 22 vs year ago 173 · −12.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 13▲ 21 vs year ago 26 · +80.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 8▲ 16 vs year ago 9 · +177.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.98/cwt on 10 head, up $10.45 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +8.96 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$358.98

▲ 10.45 vs prior sale

10 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$93.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.67

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	410.00	2,050	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	371.69	2,008	6thin
Medium and Large 3	537	316.54	1,699	3thin

One grade step is worth $93.46/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

358.98

—

SC average6 barns · 84 hd

383.65

−24.67

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

+8.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.46, low $271.08, median $350.02 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,747	194.46	3,398	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	187.37	2,749	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	178.99	2,154	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	145.64	1,504	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,145	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	974	$2,615	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,041	$2,510	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	823	$1,355	5
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,022	2thin

Every lot

79 lots · USDA AMS · Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	590.18/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,611	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,545	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	220	509.55/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,121	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	229	466.31/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,068	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	423.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,088	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	390.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,240	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	413.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,535	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	408	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,448	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,587	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	330.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,452	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,763	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	483	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,702	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	343.25/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,812	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,762	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	220	627.33/cwt	625.00–630.00	1,380	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	585.11/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,316	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	563.52/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,561	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	314	558.63/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,754	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	484.96/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,591	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	435.27/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,428	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	532.39/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,890	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	487.45/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,794	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	414.96/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,585	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	404.54/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,711	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	440.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,905	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,990	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	353.64/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,651	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	388.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,839	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	400.07/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,092	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	309.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,627	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,870	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,377	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	298.75/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,181	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	203.28/cwt	190.00–216.00	3,594	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,285	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	148.85/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,581	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	166.59/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,892	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	191.39/cwt	180.00–202.00	2,433	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	187.37/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,749	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	675	1,367.00/head	1,367.00–1,367.00	1,367	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	775	988.00/head	988.00–988.00	988	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	808	1,268.16/head	1,154.00–1,360.00	1,268	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	833	1,413.33/head	1,378.00–1,466.00	1,413	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	845	1,056.00/head	1,056.00–1,056.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	963	2,579.30/head	1,934.00–2,997.00	2,579	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,861.00/head	2,861.00–2,861.00	2,861	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,074	2,701.86/head	2,281.00–2,970.00	2,702	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,635.24/head	2,165.00–2,955.00	2,635	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	755	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,005	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,013	1,946.30/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,946	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,278.17/head	2,172.00–2,400.00	2,278	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	870	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Jun 2, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 82Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 13Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 8Year ago 9

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	1,154.00–1,360.00	1,268.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,056.00	1,056.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,367.00	1,367.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	988.00	988.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,074	2,281.00–2,970.00	2,701.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	1,378.00–1,466.00	1,413.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	963	1,934.00–2,997.00	2,579.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,861.00	2,861.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	2,165.00–2,955.00	2,635.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,946.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	2,172.00–2,400.00	2,278.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	3,750.00	3,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	625.00–630.00	627.33
4	300–350	314	550.00–565.00	558.63
2	350–400	355	525.00–540.00	532.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	575.00–600.00	585.11
3	250–300	277	545.00–575.00	563.52
2	300–350	328	480.00–490.00	484.96
2	350–400	368	485.00–490.00	487.45
6	400–450	432	435.00–445.00	440.90
2	450–500	460	430.00–435.00	432.53
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	715	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	340.00–370.00	353.64
2	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	309.81
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
4	300–350	328	410.00–450.00	435.27
3	350–400	382	405.00–430.00	414.96
9	400–450	423	390.00–425.00	404.54
6	450–500	474	380.00–405.00	388.02
2	500–550	523	395.00–405.00	400.07
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	730	297.50–300.00	298.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	550	330.00–350.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	500.00–520.00	509.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	440.00–480.00	466.31
3	250–300	257	420.00–430.00	423.31
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	371	400.00–430.00	413.80
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	440	310.00–350.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	304.89
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	318	380.00–400.00	390.08
2	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	375.09
2	450–500	470	370.00–380.00	375.05
3	500–550	528	330.00–350.00	343.25
3	550–600	580	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	350.00–360.00	354.91
2	450–500	483	350.00–355.00	352.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	410.00–425.00	417.50
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	570.00–610.00	590.18
1	450–500	495	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	190.00–216.00	203.28
1	—	1,685	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,136	155.00–174.00	166.59
7	—	1,271	180.00–202.00	191.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,062	147.00–150.00	148.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	186.00–189.00	187.37

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.